[oh, he's escalating. that's almost cute. she's not interested, but it's cute to see him try. it's cute that he's not even making a good faith attempt to hide how into her he is. and maybe it's because of that that she's not shoving him away entirely. but this isn't going to be the same sort of reaction she's had before, no. she thinks back to when she had first kissed astin, when she had first flexed her definition of "lesbian" to fit what she was feeling. but for now, she doesn't feel comfortable flexing that. not for him. sorry.]

[she brings one hand up into his hair, and she strokes it, and she gets her fingers up against the scalp and scratches it just a little bit. intimate, but not escalatory. a reflection of what that other girl had done, she thinks idly.]

Maybe I would overpower you. But maybe I'm not interested in overpowering you. Maybe I'm just the serpent here. [she smiles.] Whispering honeyed words into your ear to lead you from the path of righteousness. Maybe I'm going to give you exactly as much of a nudge as you need to get you to accept the devil into your heart.

[she thinks she can see the lights, but it could just be a trick of her eye. there's something about venus that has a certain energy to him, and she isn't sure how to put it into words. but she sees something in him. still, her words change. she keeps the tone of her voice the same, but she says something a little more direct.]

But if you want to accept the devil anywhere else, my girlfriend's gonna be pissed.